What 𒅀 means
A reading, not a fixed translation.
In scholarly cuneiform lists, I.A is the sign label; ia is its transliterated value.
How did cuneiform develop?
It began as record-keeping in Uruk. Around 3400–3300 BCE, Uruk scribes pressed wedge marks into clay to record goods and services.
Cuneiform later developed syllable spellings and was adapted for Akkadian and Hittite. Sign shapes varied by period, region and scribal hand.
Who writes 𒅀
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Questions people ask
1Is 𒅀 one sign?
No. 𒅀 is one encoded cuneiform character; I.A is its scholarly sign label, not two Latin letters placed together.
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How to type or find 𒅀
- Also called
- IA · I.A
- Search it as
- cuneiform ia sign · I.A cuneiform · 𒅀 meaning
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𒅀CSS
\12140Unicode input
To type 𒅀, search U12140 in a Unicode character picker. Hex input varies by app; enter 12140 only where its instructions specify.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𒅀
HTML hex
𒅀
CSS content
content: "\12140";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%92%85%80
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On screen
1
Code points
2
JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.